Cold Snap® Pear
Cold Snap® Pear
Originally bred as Harovin Sundown in the 1970's by H. A. Quamme, this variety was licensed to Vineland Innovation and Research Center, which began selling trees in 2015. Although this is the first year we have grown Cold Snap, since it was bred for Ontario’s cold climate as well as for the pear’s disease resistance, we were enticed. Hardy to -40F, these pear will do will in a large part of Montana, save some of the more brutal areas east of the divide. If in an area that can see temps colder than -40F, go with some of the Russian pears grafted onto Ussurian pear, which unfortunately we won’t have until Spring 2027.
These pears are grafted onto OHxF87 rootstock, which is also hardy to -40f to -45F. These trees are 1 year older and are 4-6 ft. tall.